China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army staged a military drill in the Tibet Autonomous Region this week to test civilian-military integration and logistics, two factors that experts said had influenced the 1962 war with India.<\/p>\n
Experts told state media the drill was important in the context of the war of 1962, when China was unable to protect its \u201cfruits of victory\u201d despite support from local Tibetans because of the lack of sustained logistical support for the military.<\/p>\n
The drill was the latest in a series of military exercises the PLA has conducted in Tibet following last year\u2019s military standoff at Doklam near the Sikkim border that sent ties with India into a tailspin. Since then, the two sides have moved to put their relationship on an even keel.<\/p>\n
Zhang Wenlong, head of the command logistics support department, told the official Xinhua news agency that the manoeuvre was aimed at assessing a new civilian-military integration strategy in the region after a reshuffle of the military system. The PLA has adopted this strategy to overcome problems in personnel survival, material supply, rescue and emergency maintenance and improved logistics support capabilities, he said.<\/p>\n
Xinhua reported that a \u201clocal petroleum company supplied fuel immediately when the armoured unit ran out of fuel and the city government of Lhasa delivered a steady flow of food to soldiers after a day of mock battle\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest challenge of battle at the high altitude is to provide sustainable logistics and armament support. In the 1962 China-India border conflict, China failed to protect its fruits of victory due to poor logistics support. Although local Tibetan residents provided soldiers with temporary support, it was not sustainable,\u201d Song Zhongping, a military expert, was quoted as saying by Global Times tabloid.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe drill showed that military-civilian integration is a feasible strategy and could help form stronger combat power,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
A state media report said, \u201cAnalysts hailed the drill, which cooperated with local companies and government, as an important move toward military-civilian integration, a strategy to realise the country\u2019s goal of building a strong military in the new era.\u201d<\/p>\n
It added, \u201cThe Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has an adverse climate and complex topography. Over a long period of time, it is very difficult to provide soldiers with logistics and armament support.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recent drills have focussed on the combat-readiness of the PLA, which hasn\u2019t fought a war in decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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